61 days to go

Well, I'm now at the end of week 31. Only 61 days to go until 40 weeks (keep in mind it's unlikely we'll go to 40 weeks, 36 to 37 is full term for twins). We had another appointment last Friday. I had not gained any weight since my appointment two weeks prior, so they were a bit concerned; however, the babies have grown which is good. I'm still sick from time to time, which is no fun. Other than that, everything is going well. They're moving a lot and I'm generally uncomfortable. Both babies are head down and they keep kicking the same spot over and over. Its like a bad episode of 'Prison Break.'

Mr. Mono and I also had our last Bradly Method class. It ended with a pizza party at Austin Pizza Garden and our instructor even brought some outdated natural childbirth videos from Brazil--hmmm, nice addition to the pizza (sarcasm included). I'm glad we took the class though. I didn't agree with everything they said, but overall it was pretty informative. I also didn't enjoy watching childbirth videos, eww! But I think most people expect to see some videos in a class like that. If my junior high sex education class was more like this Bradly Method class I think high school would have been very different for a lot of people. Fortunately, it was mostly abstinence-based so all the really icky reality was left out and no one could possibly imagine how icky pregnancy and childbirth really is. Hence, probably the reason why my high school also had a day care.

With the classes behind us, it really feels like we are quickly approaching the end of this carnival ride. Two of my fellow pregnant comrades have now both had their babies, which means my turn is coming up soon. I'm looking forward to not being pregnant anymore, but not so sure about caring for two babies. Having a baby is kind of like getting married. Its a lot of fun, great parties, very exciting, and in the end it totally changes your life. Except with a wedding, after its all said and done you get to go on a honeymoon. I have a strange feeling that this is going to be a bit different...a bit not-so-honeymoon-like. Although I find myself looking at vacation catalogs nonetheless.

We took some funny maternity pictures too. We're getting a few more done in the studio soon and I'll post some of those when we get them. Hopefully I won't go into labor before our photo shoot. Andre really liked this one.